Disciplinary Register

The Register of Disciplinary Action contains information about lawyers who have been disciplined.

Disciplinary action may be taken by the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner, the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, the Supreme Court or in some cases, by their interstate equivalents.

Below you can search the Register by lawyer’s name and/or the disciplinary action taken, or view the entire Register.

A finding of Professional Misconduct, whether made by the Commissioner, the Tribunal or the Supreme Court, must be published on the Register.

A less serious finding of Unsatisfactory Professional Conduct may be included on the Register, at the discretion of the Commissioner.

Not all lawyers subject to disciplinary action prior to 1 July 2014 are listed on the Register. Only lawyers who have been struck-off (ie removed from practice), suspended from practice or placed under supervision for a period of time (and which is still in effect as at 1 July 2014) are on the Register. Some information isn't on the Register for older disciplinary actions.

Lawyers found guilty of misconduct in other jurisdictions may have their details published on an interstate disciplinary action register.

If a finding that is entered on the Register is appealed, then the fact of the appeal will also be noted on the Register. If the appeal, or indeed any review:

results in the finding being quashed, then any reference to that disciplinary action must be removed from the Register;
results in the finding being otherwise varied, then the Register will be amended appropriately.

The Act and the Regulations were amended as from 30 July 2017 so that, in some cases, the Commissioner now has the discretion to remove information that he had previously included on the Register. However, he can only do so where the information relates to relatively minor misconduct, and only if it has been at least 2 years since the later of:

the inclusion of the information on the Register; and
the fulfilment of the order or requirement to which the information relates.

Disclaimer: The Commissioner is required to maintain the Register of Disciplinary Action in accordance with the Act, Section 89C. While all reasonable care is taken to make sure the information on the Register is correct and up-to-date, the Commissioner is not liable for any loss or damage that may result from reliance on the Register or from any error or deficiency in the Register. The Commissioner also has certain specific protections from liability under section 89F of the Act.

Lawyer name

Date of decision	Full name	Decision	Disciplinary action taken
1996	Roger Bradford Nunn	Unprofessional Conduct	Struck off
Full name Roger Bradford Nunn Date of birth 17 May 1957 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 19 December 1988, 17 December 1980 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 05 August 1996 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision
1996	Victor Unkin	Unprofessional Conduct	Suspension of Practising Certificate
Full name Victor Unkin Date of birth 04 March 1947 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 04 March 1970 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 21 June 1996 Disciplinary action taken Suspension of Practising Certificate Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Cout Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision
1996	Michael Stephen Kemp	Unprofessional Conduct	Struck off
Full name Michael Stephen Kemp Date of birth 09 September 1944 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 05 March 1968 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 13 May 1996 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision
1996	Brian Anthony Lamshed	Unprofessional Conduct	Struck off
Full name Brian Anthony Lamshed Date of birth 25 March 1941 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 01 March 1969 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 11 March 1996 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal - Decision or order Link to published decision
1995	Richard Evan John	Unprofessional Conduct	Struck off
Full name Richard Evan John Date of birth 08 September 1953 Business address * Not known Date(s) of admission 07 February 1978 Jurisdiction(s) of admission South Australia Home jurisdiction * South Australia Substance of Conduct Matter - Decision Unprofessional Conduct Date of decision 07 April 1995 Disciplinary action taken Struck off Notes Regulatory authority Supreme Court Appeal Decision or order Link to published decision